Of the dozens of vodka factories strung across Russia’s 11 time zones, the crown jewel of the Russian liquor industry is the Kristall distillery in downtown Moscow, birthplace of the world-famous ...

Between 2014 and 2020, Putin secretly owned the company through one of his subsidiary companies, Putinka vodka was launched in 2002 by a company called Winexim. Get our list of 10 overlooked ...

Every Russian leader, it seems, finds a new way to try to confront the country's addiction to alcohol. Now, it's current President Dmitry Medvedev's turn. His approach: declaring war on cheap vodka.

Cosmopolitans and other vodka-based drinks won’t be the beverage of choice for gay rights activists, so long as Russia’s anti-gay laws remain in place. Gay rights activists from San Francisco to New ...

In solidarity with the people of Ukraine, all the Russian vodka is off the shelves of my favorite liquor store. Maybe that's an admirable gesture, but it seems unlikely to impose a hardship on most ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. — LEXINGTON, Ky. — Officials in the alcohol industry are concerned that boycotts of Russian-made vodkas could impact the sales of spirits produced in other countries — including those ...

Now, more than ever, the type of vodka one drinks is very important to gay men. This time it has to do with gay rights. More specifically, we're talking about Russia — the supposed birthplace of "the ...

By bnm Gulf bureau Russian-made sparkling wine now accounts for more than 72% of sales in the country, up five percentage ...

Russians are guzzling vodka like never before, even as exports of Russia’s national beverage are drying up. Kazakhstan is now the only large market left for Russian-produced vodka. Economic sanctions, ...

Russia's Ministry of Finance is planning to increase the minimum retail price for strong alcohol, such as vodka, according to the state-owned RIA Novosti news agency. The ministry said the measures, ...